Major Problem

Scouse1958 · 3rd December 2017, 18:55

Hey Guys

I have a very bad problem i have lost the main key to the car and it was supposed to be picked up to get some work on it , Now i am affaid i will not get back in it again and very worried is there a way to get a new key if you cant get in the car.

Paul

Ravinder · 3rd December 2017, 18:57

Send MarinaBrian a private message. He will sort you out.

marinabrian · 3rd December 2017, 18:58

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Originally Posted by Scouse1958

Hey Guys

I have a very bad problem i have lost the main key to the car and it was supposed to be picked up to get some work on it , Now i am affaid i will not get back in it again and very worried is there a way to get a new key if you cant get in the car.

Paul

Yes, go to your nearest XPart agent armed with your V5 and order a new one, it will take around ten days, and cost you about £170 exc.

Brian

Scouse1958 · 3rd December 2017, 19:10

MarinaBrian could you do a key any cheaper ?

stevestrat · 3rd December 2017, 19:53

If its your only key that's gone missing turn the house upside down to try to find it. Getting a key through XPart might not seem cheap but the only other option is a major undertaking. There is a thread about one Russ did recently, apparently took about 16 hours. These are the "highlights" from that thread.
If the car has been locked with the remote the doors will not open from the inside even after a window has been smashed to gain entry. The driver's door card has to be removed to open the door. From a donor car you need the driver's door lock (boot lock as well if a mk1), steering column with ignition barrel, there is a built in weak point in the steering lock to prevent drilling the ignition barrel out. Once all that is done then considerable T4 reprogramming has to be done.

Greeners · 3rd December 2017, 20:04

Also get the old / original de activated when you get the new one coded

roverbarmy · 3rd December 2017, 20:28

I once came out of a friends house, unlocked my car and started to drive off as I heard shouting. I had got in the wrong car. Mine was about three doors down!!!

(Austin A35 in light blue)

stevestrat · 6th April 2018, 11:17

My 260 only had one key when I bought it but the previous owner lived in the same town as Russ. Spare key, T4 once over, tea then headed north.

Kevin Williams · 15th April 2018, 17:00

Only got one key when I bought my tourer, but found it had been a one owner car and passed via auction within the trade to the dealer I bought it from. Found it had been bought from and serviced by Luffield at Loughborough, and made contact. Wadge of service history arrived in the post next day free and contact details of previous owner. I got in touch and he still had the second spare key, so he kindly sent that on too!

75 tinkerer · 18th April 2018, 00:24

I lost one of the keys to my 75 and often wondered, but just bought another. Quite a bit later I was looking for my camera and then my mobile 'phone but never found them, odd that. Then a while after I unlocked the 75, jumped in and found the handbrake off, in gear and the ashtray jammed open, I'd never do that. It all made sense, not odd at all.

Then the 75 hit a lamp post, that's a story for another day.

Pete

3rd December 2017, 18:55	#1
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3rd December 2017, 18:57	#2
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3rd December 2017, 19:10	#4
Scouse1958 Posted a thing or two Rover 75 2.5 Dealer Launch Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,462 Thanks: 150 Thanked 146 Times in 87 Posts	MarinaBrian could you do a key any cheaper ? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

3rd December 2017, 19:53	#5
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,486 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	If its your only key that's gone missing turn the house upside down to try to find it. Getting a key through XPart might not seem cheap but the only other option is a major undertaking. There is a thread about one Russ did recently, apparently took about 16 hours. These are the "highlights" from that thread. If the car has been locked with the remote the doors will not open from the inside even after a window has been smashed to gain entry. The driver's door card has to be removed to open the door. From a donor car you need the driver's door lock (boot lock as well if a mk1), steering column with ignition barrel, there is a built in weak point in the steering lock to prevent drilling the ignition barrel out. Once all that is done then considerable T4 reprogramming has to be done. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

3rd December 2017, 20:04	#6
Greeners Moderator MG-ZTT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 19,798 Thanks: 161 Thanked 1,249 Times in 1,036 Posts	Also get the old / original de activated when you get the new one coded __________________ *David* Impecunity is the mother of ingenuity Useful how to's for common problems Car Of The Month Jan 2014 [SatNav Power Down] [Coolant Level] [SatNav Repair] [Diesel Non Starting] [Paint Codes] [Rear Light Seals] [Reversing Light Switch] [Bleeding Brakes][Sunroof Drain] [Early ZT's][Instrument Pack Diagnostics][ATC Diagnostics]

3rd December 2017, 20:28	#7
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	I once came out of a friends house, unlocked my car and started to drive off as I heard shouting. I had got in the wrong car. Mine was about three doors down!!! (Austin A35 in light blue) __________________ Oil in my veins!

6th April 2018, 11:17	#8
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,486 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	My 260 only had one key when I bought it but the previous owner lived in the same town as Russ. Spare key, T4 once over, tea then headed north. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

15th April 2018, 17:00	#9
Kevin Williams Loves to post Rover 75 CDT Tourer [116 bhp] in Wedgwood Blue / MG ZT CDTi [131bhp] in Anthracite Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Matlock Posts: 330 Thanks: 106 Thanked 66 Times in 52 Posts	Only got one key when I bought my tourer, but found it had been a one owner car and passed via auction within the trade to the dealer I bought it from. Found it had been bought from and serviced by Luffield at Loughborough, and made contact. Wadge of service history arrived in the post next day free and contact details of previous owner. I got in touch and he still had the second spare key, so he kindly sent that on too!

18th April 2018, 00:24	#10
75 tinkerer Regular poster Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Darlington Posts: 95 Thanks: 12 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	I lost one of the keys to my 75 and often wondered, but just bought another. Quite a bit later I was looking for my camera and then my mobile 'phone but never found them, odd that. Then a while after I unlocked the 75, jumped in and found the handbrake off, in gear and the ashtray jammed open, I'd never do that. It all made sense, not odd at all. Then the 75 hit a lamp post, that's a story for another day. Pete